What the research says about what works and what doesn’t in today’s college classroom

Overview

In an interview with Maryellen Weimer, editor of The Teaching Professor, Victor Benassi, a professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire, explores what the “science of learning” has established about the way students learn and provides recommendations for applying the resulting principles to teaching in colleges and universities.

So what exactly is the science of learning? What has it taught us about how students learn? And how can you use this information to make your own curriculum more evidence-based?

BENEFITS

Get answers to these questions and more when you order Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education: Strategies to Improve Student Learning. Listen as our speakers explore the results of research on teaching and learning and introduce you to a range of practical strategies that can make your own teaching more evidence-based and, as a result, improve your students’ ability to learn when they study.

LEARNING GOALS

After participating in this online seminar, you will be able to:

Address the learning needs of today’s college students with evidence-based strategies

Promote a deeper understanding of the information provided with various teaching practices and learning strategies

Understand what “desirable difficulties” are, and why they’re so important in the teaching environment

How to use desirable difficulties when you teach

Show students how to learn more when they read

Explain to your students why multitasking doesn’t work

Demonstrate to students ideal studying conditions for improved learning

AUDIENCE

Whether you’re faculty or a faculty developer, lecturer, department chair, teaching center staff, or graduate teaching assistant—anyone who wants to better understand how evidence-based teaching can improve student learning and retention—this is one seminar you won’t want to miss.

PURCHASE

Explore the results of research on teaching and learning and discover a range of practical strategies that can make your own teaching more evidence-based and, as a result, improve your students’ ability to learn when they study. Order today.

Product Code: PC15QA

Your Presenter

Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Professor Emerita, Penn State Berks

Maryellen Weimer is a professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks and won Penn State's Milton S. Eisenhower award for distinguished teaching in 2005. Weimer has consulted with more than 600 colleges and universities on instructional issues and regularly... Read More

Your Presenter

Victor Benassi
Professor and Faculty Director, University of New Hampshire

Victor Benassi is professor of psychology and faculty director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of New Hampshire. He is an American Psychological Association (APA) fellow and served as the 2013 Division 2 President (Society for... Read More